Daijiworld Media Network - Dubai

Dubai, Aug 25: As students would be learning on campus from next week, Dubai has limited the number of students on board while travelling, authorities said on Monday August 24.

As per the precautionary measures taken, the Roads and Transport Authority's Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC) would be capping the limit to 50 percent. Before each trip, buses must be sanitized, and temperature checks of the students to be done regularly each time they step inside.

DTC director of operations and commercial affairs, Marwan Al Zarooni said, "The precautionary measure we have taken aimed to revive the confidence of parents in our handling of children who use our school transport services. The Dubai Taxi Corporation has taken extensive safety measures to protect students against the risk of catching COVID-19."

A fleet of about 400 buses would be plying nearly 18,600 students who have registered on DTC's transport. "The school buses are fitted with hi-tech devices for monitoring and tracking both buses and students, and accordingly improve the security and safety of the service. Devices include cameras; sensors to ensure no student is left behind in the bus; emergency button to communicate with the control centre; GPS-based electronic tracking system, radio frequency identification (RFID) system; and engine extinguishing system. All these features have been selected to conform to the highest global safety standards," the DTC official said.